EXAMINATION OF THE NORTH KOREAN DIGITAL PROPAGANDA AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION CONTENTS THROUGH CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

Authors : Aybala LALE, Bilal KARABULUT

Pages : 199-231

Doi:10.58884/akademik-hassasiyetler.1225906

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Publication Date : 2023-04-28

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The fact that the production and management of information is one of the most remarkable means of obtaining power has disclosed the concept of propaganda is especially crucial for authoritarian states. In this framework, The North Korea, as an authoritarian country without freedom of the press, seized the power of information and adopted various propaganda methods. Trying to adapt to digital transformations, the North Korea has benefited from the internet as a propaganda tool. Naturally, this brings along the digitalisation of propaganda. This article scrutinises the North Korea\`s digital propaganda and strategic communication methods through a critical discourse analysis of four North Korean news texts. The method of the article was determined based on Teun A. van Dijk\`s news discourse analysis. In this context, it has been tried to reveal whether there is a relationship between the concepts of propaganda and strategic communication. Besides the discursive changes of the propaganda contents depending on the period have been discussed. The claim that the critical discourse analysis has the authority-power relationship and the reflections of this relationship on discourse have been supported by the North Korean propaganda.
Keywords : Dijital Propaganda, Stratejik İletişim, Kuzey Kore, Eleştirel Söylem Analizi